Central Kentucky EDUCON: Full Schedule

EDUCON is a premier educational showcase and learning opportunity for teachers, principals, and district leaders. Participants will have the opportunity to choose breakout sessions led by school districts from across the Central Kentucky region and beyond. You will not just come away with a good idea or two; you will gain an abundance of great ideas and best practices that you can immediately apply in your classroom, school, or district.

Breakout Session Strands: Your chance to focus on a particular area of interest throughout the conference or explore a broader span!
1. Academics & Instructional Best Practices
2. AI & Technology
3. Systemic School Supports
4. Career Exploration & Future Focused Opportunities

We’re proud to announce our keynote speakers: On Day 1, Jimmy Casas, nationally recognized educator and author of Culturize and Day 2, Horacio Sanchez, renowned expert on resilience and brain-based learning. Both will deliver powerful messages to inspire and equip educators to lead with purpose, compassion, and innovation..

Daily Schedule
7:45 am Registration and Vendor Hall opens
8:30 am Welcome & Keynote Speaker
10:30 am -11:30 am Breakout Sessions
12:00 pm -1:00 pm Lunch break
1:15 pm -2:15 pm Breakout Sessions
2:30 pm -3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

1:15pm EDT

From Vision to Implementation: Building Systemic Supports in Measurable Results Year One

Wednesday June 10, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

TBA

How does a district or school move from good intentions to measurable impact—starting in year one?
This breakout session is designed for district and school administrators seeking a clear, systemic approach to building sustainable district or school level supports. Participants will explore how to establish foundational structures that support David Young's Measurable Results standards work.

The session will walk leaders through a year-one roadmap, including how to:

Identify and align districtwide instructional promises
Build a structured system for K-12 standards work
Provide supportive tools including a digital handbook and Measurable Results hub
Establish a quality control process to refine the work

Attendees will leave with practical tools and implementation strategies that can be immediately applied in their schools or districts—ensuring supports of Measurable Results success.

Intended Audience: District leaders, principals, assistant principals, and instructional leadership teams

Speakers

Melissa Miles

Federal Program Director, Curriculum & Instruction, Harrison County

Melissa Miles serves as the Director of Federal Programs and the Curriculum and Instructional Coordinator for Harrison County Schools, bringing 24 years of experience in education to her role.
Melissa began her career as a first-grade teacher. She then served as an instructional coach, supporting teachers in strengthening instructional practices and implementing effective curriculum strategies. Her leadership journey continued as an elementary principal. Most recently... Read More →

Tiffany Gallagher

Instructional Coach, Harrison County

Laura Stacy

Harrison County Schools

Wednesday June 10, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
TBA

Systemic School Supports

Audience Admin
global Y

2:30pm EDT

From Numbers to Action: Leadership Through Data

Wednesday June 10, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

TBA

This session examines how district administrators can strategically use data to guide principals in making informed, effective school-level decisions. Participants will explore how to analyze and synthesize multiple data sources to identify districtwide trends, support targeted principal coaching, and align resources with school needs. The session emphasizes the district’s role in fostering coherent data practices, leading purposeful data conversations, and building principals’ capacity to translate data into instructional action. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen principal leadership, promote consistency across schools, and advance equitable student outcomes.

Speakers

Jessica Mullins

District Director of Academic Services and Teacher Supports, Estill County

Jessica Mullins is an educator with 22 years of experience in public education. Her professional background includes service as a classroom teacher, instructional coach and principal for 12 years. She currently serves as the District Director of Academic Services and Teacher Supports... Read More →

Andrea Williams

Instructional Supervisor, Estill County

With 29 years of experience in education, I have dedicated my career to improving student outcomes and strengthening school communities. My professional journey spans a wide range of leadership and instructional roles, including classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, instructional... Read More →

Wednesday June 10, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
TBA

Academics & Instructional Best Practices

Audience Admin
global Y

10:30am EDT

NAVIGATE School Leadership

Thursday June 11, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

TBA

At the heart of every thriving school lies a network of powerful, interconnected systems that support not only academic success, but the whole child. The N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. School Leadership approach empowers school leaders to harness these systems for lasting, transformative impact.

This session will help school leaders intentionally design, coordinate, and sustain the core elements that drive student success, staff well-being, and school-wide excellence.

When you're leading a school, N.A.V.I.G.A.T.E. gives you a clear map to align efforts and ensure no system operates in isolation. Every Student. Every System. In Sync.

Speakers

David Young

CEO, Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative

Liz Erwin

Executive Director, KASC

Liz Erwin currently serves as Executive Director of the Association of School Councils. Before coming to KASC as associate executive director in 2022, Liz served as principal of Paint Lick Elementary, a National Blue Ribbon School, in Garrard County. Previously, she was assistant... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
TBA

Systemic School Supports

Audience Admin

1:15pm EDT

Improving Staff and Student Attendance

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

TBA

Improving staff and student attendance impacts teaching, learning, culture, and funding. Learn how our district has implemented solutions with our community that have led to improved attendance across all groups. Hear how conversations with the community at large led to innovative solutions piloted with the Full-Service Community Schools Grant and has spread across the district such as cardio drumming, Zero hour, an afterschool program for teens and quarterly attendance incentives sponsored by a local bank. What started as a brainstorming session amongst leadership around substitute coverage, grew into a systemwide reimagining of improving staff attendance and coverage for when staff have to miss. We will share our journey from making sure classrooms had coverage during staff absences to co-creating attendance solutions with the community for students.

Session topics will include incentives, celebrations, sponsorships, culture shifts, and communication. Our format will include time for questions, collaboration, and some individual planning and reflection.

Speakers

Ron Ballard

Superintendent, Danville Independent

Dakota Yates

Community Engagement Coordinator, Danville Independent

Suzanne Farmer

Chief Academic Officer, Danville Independent

Suzanne Farmer is a National Board Certified early childhood educator. Her experience as a teacher was focused in preschool, kindergarten, special education, and math intervention. As a math interventionist, Suzanne was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
TBA

Systemic School Supports

Audience Admin
global Y

1:15pm EDT

Lead #TheBardstownWay: Growing Leaders From Within Our Schools

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

TBA

Educational leaders serve numerous stakeholders, including students, families, staff, and the wider community, but the oft-forgotten stakeholder is the institution itself. It is in serving this stakeholder that the idea of stewardship is particularly weighty. Every school or district leader inherits a legacy from his or her predecessors that will be conveyed to the next generation. We strive for our schools to have unlimited ceilings, but the reality is that a school's quality is limited by its leadership. In Lead #theBardstownWay, BCS is embracing the responsibility of stewardship by leading well today with an eye toward setting up the district’s next leadership generation for success.

Speakers

John Eveland

Principal, Bardstown Primary School

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT
TBA

Systemic School Supports

Audience Admin

1:15pm EDT

2:30pm EDT

10:30am EDT

1:15pm EDT

1:15pm EDT

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